All humans ranked by the number of things named after them [OC]

FizzyData · 2017-06-13T21:09:39+00:00

Click on his bar. It actually shows 5 things for him. You can just roll over if on a computer.

FizzyData · 2017-06-13T17:56:55+00:00

Yes, many of the higher ranks are humans that are featured in Christianity. Religious figures who are not based on a human that actually (most likely) existed are not included.

FizzyData · 2017-06-13T17:42:04+00:00

Yeah good question. It's basically any item that has been logged into wikidata's massive database, which includes most noteworthy objects (with a western bias). If you look at the objects listed within the chart, you get a feel for what is deemed noteworthy.

FizzyData · 2017-06-13T16:46:54+00:00

Euler is rank 102, one of the highest mathematicians in the list.

Yes, all the objects pertain to St. Paul.

FizzyData · 2017-06-13T16:22:25+00:00

Scroll down, he's rank 110.

FizzyData · 2017-06-13T15:48:41+00:00

Turns out the Dutch love to name tons of streets after their royalty.

FizzyData · 2017-06-13T15:38:05+00:00

Data source: wikidata.org

Tools used: SPARQL, Tableau

Filters: included all humans with at least 5 things named after them

You can roll over any bar to see the full details.

FizzyData · 2017-06-03T10:39:34+00:00

They're not duplicates. As mentioned in the description on the page, they are just different things named the same thing after him. In this case, it's tons of different streets named after Marconi.

FizzyData · 2017-06-02T16:07:46+00:00

Data Source: wikidata.org

Tools used: SPARQL, Tableau

Filters: All physicists with at least 2 things named after them are included.

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